I went on holiday to Turkey recently and we came across a little Hookah Bar. I had never tried smoking a Hookah so gave it a go, and I must say, I like what I discovered.

The bar had an incredibly friendly and relaxed atmosphere. This was a perfect place to go and relax with some ‘me’ time if that was what you were after, but also a perfect place to meet new and interesting people.

We found a little corner, relaxed on some extremely comfy floor cushions, and spent a very happy hour smoking, drinking coffee or apple tea, smoking, chatting away, smoking, relaxing and smoking some more.

Back home I decided to invest in a Hookah pipe of my own. There are several available from small mini ones, quite similar in size to travel bongs, to huge, ornamental multi-pipe beauties that occupy a fair amount of floor space and are designed to be kept on show at all times.

I opted for an average size, single pipe Hookah. It cost me about £40 and looks very ornamental and beautiful. Better than that, it smokes like a dream. Now, in Turkey we smoked various flavoured tobaccos, but back home I’ve found herbal shisha mixes that are just as tasty. They are available in a massive array of flavours from the fruity, to the spicy, to the refreshingly minty! It seems that i will always have a flavour of herbal smoking mix to get my juices going.

I’d recommend one of these to any smoker. It is not the same as kicking back with an ordinary smoke, but it is a perfect complement to a relaxing evening.